1996 in Ecuadorian football

The 1996 season is the 74th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Champion: El Nacional (11th title)
International cup qualifiers:
- 1997 Copa Libertadores: El Nacional, Emelec
- 1997 Copa CONMEBOL: Técnico Universitario
Relegated: Green Cross, LDU Portoviejo

Serie B

Winner: Deportivo Quevedo (2nd title)
Promoted: Deportivo Quevedo, Calvi
Relegated: LDU Loja, Imbabura

Segunda

Winner: Macará
Promoted: Macará, Esmeraldas Petrolero

Clubs in international competitions

Team	1996 Copa Libertadores	1996 Copa CONMEBOL
Barcelona	Eliminated in the Quarterfinals	N/A
Emelec	N/A	Eliminated in the Second Round
ESPOLI	Eliminated in the Round of 16	N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played seventeen matches in 1996: six 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and eleven friendlies.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France began in 1996.

24 April 1996

Ecuador	4 – 1	Peru
E. Hurtado 54', 88' M. Tenorio 65' Gavica 78'		Palacios 62'

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Julio Alcide Matto (Uruguay)

2 June 1996

Ecuador	2 – 0	Argentina
Montaño 51' E. Hurtado 90'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 41,500

Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

6 July 1996

Chile	4 – 1	Ecuador
Zamorano 25', 86' Salas 75' Estay 83'		Aguinaga 73'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 41,500

Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)

1 September 1996

Ecuador	1 – 0	Venezuela
Aguinaga 5'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 36,889

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

9 October 1996

Ecuador	0 – 1	Colombia
		Asprilla 72'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

10 November 1996

Paraguay	1 – 0	Ecuador
Benítez 23'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)

Friendlies

2 February 1996

Venezuela	0 – 1	Ecuador
		Fernández 80'

Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Lenín Rodríguez (Venezuela)

11 February 1996

Lebanon	1 – 0	Ecuador
Ghazarian 14'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

16 February 1996

Oman	0 – 2	Ecuador
		E. Hurtado 55' Fernández 70'

King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ali Khalifi (Qatar)

18 February 1996

Qatar	1 – 1	Ecuador
Hassan 90'		E. Hurtado 3'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Jassen Al-Kari (Saudi Arabia)

23 February 1996

Kuwait	0 – 3	Ecuador
		M. Tenorio 5' E. Hurtado 70' Batallas 80'

Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Hassan Johar (Saudi Arabia)

25 February 1996

Qatar	1 – 2	Ecuador
Al-Obaidly 15'		E. Hurtado 46' Fernández 73'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Juma Al-Kari (Oman)

6 March 1996

Japan	0 – 1	Ecuador
		E. Hurtado 46'

Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu

Note: This is not an official international friendly.

30 June 1996

Ecuador	3 – 0	Armenia
Simoes de Souza 23' Fernández 48' Gavica 75'

Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador)

17 August 1996

Ecuador	1 – 1	Costa Rica
Fernández 18'		Solano 65'

Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jorge Orellana (Ecuador)

4 October 1996

Ecuador	2 – 1	Jamaica
Delgado 19', 90+2'		Lowe 43'

Estadio Bellavista, Ambato

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)

23 October 1996

Ecuador	1 – 0	Mexico
Carabalí 60'

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Attendance: 27,528

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

External links

National leagues details on RSSSF